Setup Receive; Basic Receiving Operations; Choosing The Receive Mode - Brother FAX-817 Series User Manual

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Setup Receive

Basic receiving operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

There are four different Receive Modes for the fax machine. You
can choose the mode that best suits your needs.
LCD
FAX ONLY
(automatic
receive)
FAX/TEL*
(fax and
telephone)
TAD:ANSWER MACH.
(with an
external
answering
machine)
(FAX-817/827)
MANUAL
(manual
receive)
MC:MSG CTR
(FAX-837MC
only)
ON
* In FAX/TEL mode you must set the RING DELAY and
F/T RING TIME. If you have extension phones on the line, keep
the RING DELAY set to 4 rings.
How it works
The fax machine
automatically
answers every call
as a fax.
The fax machine
controls the line and
automatically
answers every call.
If the call is a fax it
will receive the fax.
If the call is not a fax
it will ring
(pseudo/double
ring) for you to pick
up the call.
The external
answering machine
(TAD) automatically
answers every call.
Voice messages
are stored on the
external TAD. Fax
messages are
printed.
You control the
phone line and
must answer every
call yourself.
The fax machine
automatically
answers every call.
The messages are
stored in order on a
first come first
served basis.
When to use it
For dedicated fax lines.
Use this mode if you expect to
receive lots of fax messages and few
telephone calls. You cannot have an
answering machine on the same
line, even if it is on a separate wall
socket/phone socket on the same
line.
Use this mode if you have connected
an external answering machine to
your machine.
The TAD setting works only with an
external answering machine. Ring
Delay and F/T Ring Time do not
work in this setting.
Use this mode if you do not receive
many fax messages.
If you answer and hear fax tones,
wait until the fax machine takes over
the call, then hang up. (See Fax
Detect on page 5-4.)
Use this mode to record voice or fax
messages into the machine's
memory. (See Message Centre on
page 9-1.)
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